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International IDEA views the Summit for Democracy as a strategic opportunity to place democracy at the front and center of the global agenda. The war in Ukraine underscores even more the need for democracies to stand united in the face of authoritarian threats. International IDEA has therefore developed a strategic engagement programme around the Summits … Continued
From 14 to 16 September 2022, International IDEA and its partners, Carnegie Europe, the European Endowment for Democracy (EED), the European Network of Political Foundations (ENOP), and the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD) held a series of online and in-person discussions. Topics ranged from involving civil society in rebuilding Ukraine after Russia’s unjustified invasion, democracy … Continued
The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden have released a statement stressing the threat to sustainable development posed by the global decline of democracy, highlighting four key evidence-based conclusions: The return of democracy as a norm would significantly strengthen global peace and security Democracy is critical to mitigating the environmental and climate … Continued
Christopher Isike and Tinashe Nyamunda consider US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visits to different nations in Africa in 2021 and 2022, and the recently-launched US Strategy for sub-Saharan Africa. The new approach to cooperation with the region is founded in treating its nations as equal partners in building an open and stable international system … Continued
As a part of its written commitments to the Summit for Democracy, Ireland committed to establishing an independent statutory Electoral Commission. The bill passed last week also included provisions to improve the transparency of online political advertising, which up until this bill was unregulated. The LSE Blog discusses this bill in terms of the existing … Continued
The International Institute for Electoral and Democracy Assistance (International IDEA) and the European Commission held a hybrid event in Brussels on 20 June 2022; Post Summit for Democracy (S4D) Dialogue: Analysing country commitments and exploring opportunities for engagement. Representatives from the EU, EU Member States, government representatives from outside the EU and civil society exchanged insights … Continued
51 mayors from across 5 continents joined together to release a Global Declaration of Mayors for Democracy. The declaration, which builds on a 2019 initiative and the commitments made by mayors at the S4D, reaffirms their unwavering commitment to rebuilding and reinforcing democracy, standing up for free and fair elections at home and abroad, defending … Continued
On 28 June 2022, a joint declaration between Spain and the US was released on the back of a discussion between President Pedro Sánchez and President Joe Biden to update and strengthen the strategic relationship between the two nations. The declaration is the first since 2001, and makes commitments to upholding peace and security, protecting … Continued
International IDEA is pleased to announce the publication of our report providing an analysis of the first Summit and presenting several options and opportunities for the second Summit. Read the full report here. Some key recommendations include: All countries participating in the Summit should be further encouraged to submit written commitments to publicly affirm their … Continued
Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Seung Min Kim report in the Washington Post on the dynamics at last week’s Summit of the Americas. While President Biden noted great unity on substantive issues, such as democracy and climate change, the Summit was overshadowed by the exclusion of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua. The exclusion of these three … Continued
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